Both finding the fairway off the tee, leader Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia keep fighting to the end

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Both finding the fairway off the tee, leader nashville tn vacation packages Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia keep fighting to the end. Garcia's approach nashville tn vacation packages shot is first from the left side, and is roughtly pin high on the right side of the green; he grimaces a bit, but it's in birdie range. McIlroy follows from the right side and puts it in the middle. A good lag by the leader should wrap this up.
Sergio Garcia forces the issue with his approach at the 17th, hitting it close to the back pin while leader Rory McIlroy finds the front of the green. McIlroy burns the edge and taps in for par, putting a little pressure on Garcia – who in turn misses low and will tap in as well. He'll need a two-shot swing at the last to force a playoff.
With a solid, long birdie effort, leader Rory McIlroy secures par at the 16th. Sergio Garcia has a chance to cut his deficit in half, but his putt just misses and he's still two back – with two holes to play. Tall order for the Spaniard, who has little momentum on his side and just one birdie all day.
Trouble for Sergio Garcia at the par-3 15th, as his tee shot settles in the rough on the outer edge of the left-side bunker, short-sided to the left-side pin. Leader Rory McIlroy is on the green in what looks like two-putt territory. Garcia's chip finds the green, but well past the pin. McIlroy's first putt comes up well short and he marks; Garcia's par try goes a couple of feet past. McIlroy makes par and Garcia makes bogey as the lead grows to two with three holes to play.
Leader Rory McIlroy gives himself a birdie look at the par-3 12th while Sergio Garcia hits his tee shot in the left-side bunker. He manages the sand save after McIlroy's putt misses, and the lead is one with six to play.
Rory McIlroy reclaims the lead with a birdie at the 11th, as Sergio Garcia has a chance to anwer and just misses. The Open Championship winner is up one with seven holes to play against a golfer McIlroy has said he grew up a fan of.
Co-leader Sergio Garcia gets another approach shot into birdie range, settling this one maybe 10 feet or a little less behind the back-right pin. Co-leader Rory McIlroy follows suit to the back of the green, but is farther left and facing a longer putt – which stops just on the front lip of the hole as he settles for par. Back to Garcia, who pushes his putt right and a bit long. The two remain tied for the lead.
Sergio nashville tn vacation packages Garcia's nashville tn vacation packages first birdie of the day comes just befrore the turn and gets him back to 14 under, tying Rory McIlroy – who nearly nashville tn vacation packages sinks a birdie putt as well, but it's just a bit too fast and instead lips out 270 degrees. They'll restart their duel on the 10th tee with Keegan Bradley two shots back at 12 under.
Keegan Bradley birdies No. 7 to get his round to 3 under and climb to T-3 at 11 under alongside Marc Leishman. Leader Rory McIlroy remains 15 under with Sergio Garcia two shots back, as they trade pars at the sixth and seventh holes.
Fantastic tee shot and solid putt for Rory McIlroy at the par-3 fifth hole, and he's made birdie to get to 15 under and stretch his lead to two shots over Sergio Garcia. Quite a statement so far from the man who lost a Sunday lead at the Honda Classic in March, then fell in a playoff.
With three straight birdies to start his round and a bogey from overnight leader Sergio Garcia, Rory McIlroy has taken the lead in a hurry. Big Sunday leads haven't been easy to protect this year on Tour, but this is some rare early drama.
Rory McIlroy reaches the green in two at the par-5 second hole, but can't sink the eagle putt of about 25-30 feet. Birdie gets him to 13 under. Leader Sergio Garcia is greenside nashville tn vacation packages in two and can't get up and down for birdie – meaning McIlroy has quickly cut the lead to a shot.
"You could really it coming after that solid 71-73 start, so, I don't know what to say, it kind of came out of nowhere," Mickelson nashville tn vacation packages quipped with a little self-effacing humor to CBS. "But I've been saying I feel like I'm close, I'm close, and then the first two rounds nashville tn vacation packages here really threw me for a loop."
"Today was a big day for me though, because it really gives me a lot of confidence and momentum heading into next week. I feel like instead of trying to search and find it on Thursday, I feel like it kind of clicked today. And if I can carry that momentum into the (first) round, if I play well next week I'll look back to today's round as being kind of the key.
Leader Sergio Garcia pulls his approach to the left collar, after which Rory McIlroy hits a fantastic shot out of the rough to inside 5 feet. Garcia misses his putt low, McIlroy sinks his birdie nashville tn vacation packages putt and the challenger has picked up an unlikely shot – narrowing Garcia's margin to two shots.
Leader Sergio Garcia starts his round with a tee shot piped down the middle. His closest pursuer, Champion Golfer of the Year Rory McIlroy, misses left and is in the rough amid tree trouble. Not exactly the way a three-shot lead tends to evaporate.
So, there's the Phil Mickelson folks love: Missing the 18th fairway, he gets it in the throat of the 18th green, then wedges on and spins it to a stop pin-high and inside 5 feet. The putt falls and he'll sign for an 8-under 62, his best round amid an otherwise disappointing year. Hmmm, peaking in time for the PGA Championship, FedEx Cup and Ryder Cup?
It would be an overstatement to say Phil Mickelson can't miss, given his trouble before birdieing the 13th, but he hits his tee shot at the par-3 15th pin high and maybe 5 feet or a little more right – then sinks the putt to get to 6 under for his round, T-25 at 3 under alongside Lee Westwood, Zach Johnson nashville tn vacation packages and Matt Kuchar.
Phil Mickelson birdies again, this time at the par-4 13th after finding nashville tn vacation packages trouble and laying up – then holing out from about 100 yards. His approach shots have been true much of the day, but this takes the cake. He's 5 under for his round, T-27 at 2 under.
• Tee to green: Tiger takes a good-looking swing at this one – and stills himself while grimacing a bit before picking up his tee. Farther down the hole, Tiger gets into a cart and withdraws from the tournament.
• Tee to green: Talk about needing a par. Tiger, however, misses well right again, meaning three greenside bunkers are between his lie in the rough and the pin. He's got the right idea from there, though, playing to the center of the green and hitting it pin high for a somewhat-long birdie try.
•  Around the green: Tiger airmails this one off the front of the green. He's moving slowly and deliberately, but one can only wonder if it's physical nashville tn vacation packages or psychological. Tiger's third shot finds the green and he'll have an uphill putt for bogey. That roll grazes nashville tn vacation packages the right edge and Tiger taps in for double nashville tn vacation packages bogey. Tiger on the day: 3 over; T-47 at 4 over.
• Elsewhere on the course: Victor Dubuisson, who drew attention in the WGC-Match Play final with some fantastic recovery shots from the desert floor before losing to Jason Day, is 2 under through five holes today to rise to T-26 at 1 under.
• Tee to green: Right away, Tiger knows he's missed this one way right; almost as quickly as he reacts, the gallery moves back to accommodate his second shot. From well right of the cart path, Woods has a decent lie in the rough but must deal with plenty of trees; his punch shot ends up near a concessions tent. This time he can go over the trees – and he wedges it to inside 10 feet, closer to 5.
• Elsewhere on the course: Another birdie for Phil Mickelson – his fifth of the day comes at No. 7 and gets his round to 4 under. He's T-26 at 1 under, nashville tn vacation packages having risen 18 spots today. Where has this been all year? Unfortunately for him, he gives that one back missing the eighth green short and left and failing to get up and down. Back to even par for the week.
• Tee to green: Another shot well short of the green, even moreso than his water ball at the third hole; the club comes out of Woods' hands as he follows through and he is slow in bending over to pick up his tee. Tiger's second-shot pitch is far enough out that he takes at least a half-swing – he's got the distance and inside 10 feet for his par try.
• Tee to green: Tiger finds the fairway for the first time since the first tee, but the soft conditions rob him of some distance as his ball checks up maybe a yard from where it landed. Another approach shot right on line with the pin, but it's in the front or middle of the green with the pin back; still a chance for birdie here.
• Elsewhere nashville tn vacation packages on the course: Phil Mickelson still hasn't made a par today. nashville tn vacation packages He birdies the fifth hole to get his round back to 3 under; he's T-32 at even par. Finally at the sixth, Mickelson two-putts for a par.
• Tee to green: Tiger's tee shot lands in the left-side first cut. His second shot ends with a right-hand finish and a splash – he's in the water guarding the front. After a drop at the end of the fairway, his fourth shot not only finds the green but spins to a stop within 2 feet of the pin.
• Tee to green: Tiger doesn't like his drive, which finds the rough and plugs in the face of the right-side bunker. He lays up from the extreme uphill stance and finds the first cut of rough on the right. With bunkers surrounding nashville tn vacation packages the green, Tiger gives it a good look with caddie Joe LaCava and knocks it on the green, a little left and short of the pin but within birdie range.
•  Tee to green: Fairway for Tiger Woods off the first tee, as the official horn restarts play while his ball settles in the middle. Preferred lies, don't forget. Tiger's aim is true on his second nashville tn vacation packages shot, and he flies it just past the pin to give himself a birdie look.
With Sergio Garcia playing his final three holes in level par and Rory McIlroy completing his round par-birdie-birdie, a repeat of sorts of the recent action at Royal Liverpool was put in motion for Sunday’s final round of the Bridgestone